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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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NPR
National
Public Health

Many try to return to normal from COVID, but disabled people face a different reality

With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so.

3 years ago

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NPR
Medicine
National
Public Health

Over-the-counter birth control pills are available worldwide. The U.S. may be next

Birth control pills are available in the U.S. only with a prescription. A drugmaker seeks the FDA to approve a contraceptive that would be available without one at pharmacies.

3 years ago

File photo: A vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine is seen ready for use in the trial at St. George's University hospital in London, Oct. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Government
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

U.S. regulators OK new COVID-19 shot option from Novavax

The Centers for Disease Control still must recommend how to use the Novavax vaccine before shots begin. The U.S. has bought 3.2 million doses.

3 years ago

A person holds a sign that says, ''Abortion is health care'' at a rally at the Minnesota State Capitol
NPR
Health Care
Insurance
Public Health

Three things to know about health insurance coverage for abortion

Even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, whether a health plan paid for abortion varied widely. Now it's become even more complex, with conflicts on the horizon.

3 years ago

File photo: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine an update on the ongoing Federal response to COVID-19, June 16, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Government
Health Care
Public Health

White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters

The warning comes as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country.

3 years ago

Valerie Andreyeva, who was featured in the anti-smoking campaign, was able to finally quit due to her pregnancy. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Government
Philadelphia
Public Health

New anti-smoking campaign in Philly targets groups that smoke the most

Restaurant workers, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and veterans are among those targeted by a new anti-smoking campaign in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

A sign for Crozer Health is visible in the foreground, with buildings in the background.
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Crozer Health appoints new CEO amid leadership restructuring

Anthony Esposito has stepped into the role of chief executive officer of the four-hospital system in Delaware County.

3 years ago

An illustration of fallopian tubes.
NPR
National
Public Health

Why this key chance to getting permanent birth control is often missed

Hospital capacity, paperwork, religion and personal opinion are just some of the reasons requests get denied.

3 years ago

An electron microscope image shows monkeypox virus particles.
Delaware
Public Health

Delaware’s first monkeypox patient is a 41-year-old New Castle County man

The man is believed to have contracted the virus through intimate contact with another person. The virus can cause painful blisters and scarring.

3 years ago

People walk on a sidewalk, masked.
NPR
Health Care
National
Public Health

A new dominant omicron strain in the U.S. is driving up cases — and reinfections

The BA.5 variant is now the most dominant strain of COVID-19 in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3 years ago

An up-close view of someone using a pulse oximeter.
NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Race & Ethnicity

Pulse oximeters are less accurate for Black patients, study finds

These devices measure blood oxygen levels. But research shows they can deliver misleading results for people with darker skin.

3 years ago

Up-close view of emergency contraception packages.
NPR
Health Care
Law
Medicine

Emergency contraception: How it works, how effective it is and how to get it

Many advocates suggest women and all those who can get pregnant have emergency contraception on hand before they need it.

3 years ago

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The Pulse

How Science is Changing Sports

Science is constantly propelling athletes to run faster, jump higher, push harder, and break records. Scientific advances have become suc ...

Air Date: July 8, 2022

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NPR
Health Care
Law
National

Self-induced abortions can raise medical — and legal — questions for doctors

Doctors are thinking about how to help women who have questions or concerns after taking abortion pills at home — without putting themselves or their patients in jeopardy.

3 years ago

A 2003 electron microscope image shows a monkeypox virion.
Health Care
New Jersey
Public Health

Camden County reports first confirmed monkeypox case

A resident traveling out-of-state is Camden County’s first confirmed monkeypox case. They are isolated at home and being treated.

3 years ago

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